Mrs. Sara Rinelli 

and KR!!!

Newsletter

Happy new year!!

I HOPE ALL HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS BREAK.

DON'T FORGET THAT WEDNESDAY IS A HALF DAY

This week is letter G week. Our alpha friend is gertie the goose. our insect of the week is the grasshopper.

Grasshoppers have antennae that are almost always shorter than the body. 

Math Concepts: Chapter 6, numbers 11-20

Sight words: the, is

Religion concepts: We will be talking about all the teachers we have had in our lives and what they have taught us. We will also discuss what we can teach others.

Homework for Week of January 5, 2009

Tuesday: Tracing letter Gg in homework book.

Wednesday: Workbook pages

Thursday: Find or draw three Gg pictures and kid write the word underneath.

Math Objectives for Chapter 6

• count, recognize, represent, write, and name numbers to 20
• compare and order numbers to 20

ILA objectives for Theme 5

Phonemic Awareness:  blending phonemes

Phonics: sounds for Gg, Ff, short Ii

High Frequency Words: and, go, the, is

Comprehension Skills: categorize and classify; story structure: beginning, middle, end

Vocabulary: describing words: number words; rhyming words; naming words

Concepts of Print: letter-word-sentence; first-last letter; spoken words to print

Writing: list; journals, describing words

Upcoming Events:

Monday December 15: Music

Tuesday December 16: Art express 1:00

Wednesday December 17: Computer HALF DAY!!!!

Thursday December 18: Gym

Friday December 19: Library

Any questions or concerns please email me at srinelli@sainthelenaschool.org